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Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children

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Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children
SignedJuly 15, 1989 (1989-07-15)
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
EffectiveNovember 4, 1994
Condition2 ratifications
Signatories13
Parties14
DepositaryGeneral Secretariat of the Organization of American States
LanguagesEnglish, French, Portuguese, and Spanish

The Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children is a treaty of the Organization of American States and was adopted at Montevideo, Uruguay on July 15, 1989, at the Fourth Inter-American Specialized Conference On Private International Law. Its entry into force was November 4, 1994.[1]

The convention begins by broadly describing its intent in Article 1:

The purpose of this Convention is to secure the prompt return of children habitually resident in one State Party who have been wrongfully removed from any State to a State Party or who, having been lawfully removed, have been wrongfully retained. This Convention further seeks to secure enforcement of visitation and custody rights of parties entitled to them.[2]

Over half of the 35 member states of the Organisation of American States are party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and over a third of the member states are also party to the Inter-American Convention on the International Return of Children. When a state is party to both conventions, Article 34 of the Inter-American Convention assigns priority to the Inter-American Convention over the Hague Abduction Convention unless otherwise agreed upon between the states individually.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "International Treaties: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL RETURN OF CHILDREN". Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  2. ^ "INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL RETURN OF CHILDREN". Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  3. ^ "HCCH - the International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) | Inter-American
    Convention Section"
    . Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
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